We picked up a new addition to the work shop with a Nova Comet II midi lathe last month and I finally got a chance to play with it this weekend. We bought the lathe, a Nova G3 kit with multiple jaws, and a 6 piece starter Benjamins Best tool set from PSI. I already had a Rikon 8" grinder with One Way wolverine jig.
Anyway, I know these are not great but were my first learning experiences yesterday and today. I didn't have any decent wood for bowls so I just grabbed some very dry, very old pieces from the fire pile. Got them from a friend and have no clue what the wood is. I think it might have been a type of dogwood or something.
Any constructive tips are of course appreciated. I feel that I need to add a tool or two, and maybe a couple of rests to make doing bowls and vases easier. Also, I need to pick up some pre made bowl blanks and get started making some of my own on the band saw with some green wood.
Neither of these would be functional bowls. The wood was full of cracks and voids and I didn't fill it with anything. So, just for the sake of art or something I guess.